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With the end of student loan freezes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, many students will begin paying their student loans for the first time this upcoming October. As the

Randy Woodson provides his thoughts on the ability of NC State to provide a tuition relief plan similar to UNC-Chapel Hill’s recently announced plan.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Capitol police are searching for a driver who fled from a traffic stop. The incident happened around 10:30 p.m. on Monday, September 4. Bailey Martin, press secretary for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (DPS), said officers attempted to stop a vehicle near the intersection of Gallatin and Capitol Street. Officers […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

SES Space & Defense, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES focused on delivering satellite network solutions for the U.S. Government, has been awarded a multi-year contract by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to conduct a series of tests to integrate space broadband services across a multi-orbit satellite network in support of the Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI) program. This announcement by AFRL is the third award under the DEUCSI CALL 003 Program...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – On Wednesday, Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson named Theresa Love as executive director of the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum. Love is a 26-year staff member of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce (MDAC) and former acting director of the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum. She will […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A new reported, released by State Auditor Shad White, showed that more than $590 million in unemployment compensation was misspent in Mississippi alone during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report, released on September 6, also highlights the Office of the State Auditor’s use of advanced data analytics tools such as geospatial and […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

Sean Tindell, Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, joins us to talk about the past three years, improvements, and plans for the future.. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) – You will be able to hear the University of Southern Mississippi’s (USM) Symphonic Winds during a special showcase. Pops in the Park will be held on Tuesday, September 26 at 5:00 p.m. at Southern Station in Spirit Park on the Hattiesburg campus. The special guests will be Spirit of Southern and […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Infectious disease experts at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) said the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations is on the rise in Mississippi and nationwide. They encourage Mississippians to take precautions to limit the spread of the virus, as well as influenza and RSV. In Mississippi, 1,927 COVID-19-like illnesses and 193 new […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The State Board of Election Commissioners adopted a resolution approving the request of Shuwaski Young to withdraw as the Democratic nominee for the Office of Secretary of State. Young submitted an affidavit requesting the withdrawal due to a “legitimate nonpolitical reason.” In August, he cited medical reasons for the decision. “Recently, […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader